Requirements concerning the establishment of origin of the consignment of captive birds
Article 55
Consignments of captive birds shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the animals of the consignment come from an establishment which complies with the following requirements: (a) it has been approved by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin as meeting the specific animal requirements laid down in Article 56, and that approval has not been suspended or withdrawn; (b) it has been assigned a unique approval number by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, which has been communicated to the Commission; (c) the name and approval number of the establishment of origin appears on a list of establishments drawn up and published by the Commission; (d) within a 10 km radius of the establishment, including, where appropriate, the territory of any neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for a period of at least the preceding 30 days prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union; (e) in the case of psittacidae, either: (i) avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed on the establishment for a period of at least the 60 days prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union and in case avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed on the establishment during the last 6 months prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union, the following measures have been applied: — infected birds and birds likely to be infected have received treatment, — following the completion of the treatment, they have been found negative to laboratory testing for avian chlamydiosis, — after the completion of the treatment, the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected, — at least 60 days have elapsed from the completion of the cleaning and disinfection referred to in the third indent; or (ii) the animals have been kept under veterinary supervision for the 45 days prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union and were treated against avian chlamydiosis.